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Gas Works Park (Seattle)

Gas Works Park, located on a promontory extending from the north shore of Lake Union, is a Seattle Landmark and National Register of Historic Places listed park. The site was originally proposed for a...

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King County Agricultural Production Districts

King County's five Agricultural Production Districts (APDs), first designated in the county's 1985 Comprehensive Plan, represent a continuation of efforts to preserve rapidly diminishing agricultural ...

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8 Timeline Entries

Robert Morris completes construction of his Untitled Earthwork (Johnson Pit #30) in SeaTac on November 2, 1979.

On November 2, 1979, artist and designer Robert Morris (b. 1931) makes the final inspection of his Untitled Earthwork (Johnson Pit #30) in south King County in what a decade later will become the City...

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Columbia Basin Irrigation Districts agree to build and operate hydroelectric powerplants on May 10, 1980.

On May 10, 1980, the three Columbia Basin Irrigation Districts, the Quincy, East, and South Districts, enter into an agreement whereby they will construct, operate, and maintain powerplants at several...

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Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Park in Kent is dedicated on September 4, 1982.

On the Saturday of Labor Day weekend, September 4, 1982, the Seattle Symphony performs at the dedication of Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Park in Kent, in south King County. The design for the park -- ...

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Lower Green River Valley Agricultural Production District (APD) is one of five King County APDs designated on April 8, 1985.

On April 8, 1985, the Lower Green River Valley and four other county Agricultural Production Districts are designated in the new Comprehensive Plan adopted by the King County Council. The Lower Green ...

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King County ordinance passed on March 3, 2008, allows farmers in Enumclaw Plateau Agricultural Production District to process harvests onsite.

On March 3, 2008, the King County Council approves Ordinance No. 16028, which will allow farmers in the Enumclaw Plateau Agricultural Production District (APD) and the county's other APDs to diversify...

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Policy for watershed planning in the Snoqualmie Valley Agriculture Production District is added to the King County Comprehensive Plan on December 3, 2012.

On December 3, 2012, policy R-650 is introduced in the King County Comprehensive Plan to establish a watershed planning process to address conflicts within the Snoqualmie Watershed, including the Snoq...

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Sammamish Valley Wine and Beverage Study is released on August 17, 2016.

On August 17, 2016, the Sammamish Valley Wine and Beverage Study is released, with a focus on the intersection of the wine, brewery, and spirits industries with the agricultural industry in the Sammam...

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King County announces restoration project, which will help protect farms in Upper Green River Valley Agricultural Production District from flooding, on June 2, 2017.

On June 2, 2017, the Porter Reach Restoration Project is announced by the King County Natural Resources and Parks Department. The project will help reduce the risk of flooding on farmland in a portion...

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